Definition of Paragraph Paragraph
sequence with appropriate language usage to link the events and to show the passing of time. A recountmay involve the stating of
observations and the inclusion of a personal comment.
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A recount text usually has three main sections. The first paragraph gives background information about who, what, and when
called an orientation. This is followed by a series of paragraps that retell the events in the order in which they happened events. Some
recounts have a concluding paragraph. However, this is not always necessary re- orientation.
Recounts usually include the following grammatical features: a
proper nouns to identify those involved in the text. b
descriptive words to give details about who, what, when, where, and how.
c the use of past tense to retell the events.
d words that show the order of events for example, first, next, then.
e the elimination of irrelevant details so that only the important
aspects of the event are included. f
the use of personal pronouns in recounts in which the author was a participant.
Below is the example of recount paragraph:
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Last Saturday I woke up early, but I didn’t get up because there was no school. Suddenly, my telephone was rung. It was my friend Fanny, she
asked me to go out at 10.00 o clock. She wanted to buy something in traditional market. Finally, we were out. In the street, I saw a piece of
pink coupon. Interested with its colour, I took it, then Fanny and I read this out. We were fully shocked, it was a receipt of a four nights tour to
Lombok The expired date was that day. To our surprised, the name was Fanny Fenita and the birth date was exactly the same like Fanny
my friend, and it was also valid for two persons. My God We were thinking that maybe the coupon just fell from the sky and it was there
for us. We were in hurried to the address of the tour agency that issued
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Lesly Wing Jan., Write Ways: Modeling Writing Forms, New York: Oxford University, Press, 1991, p.78
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Artono Wardiman, Masduki W Jahur and Sukirman Djusman: English in Focus for grade VIII, Junior High School, Jakarta, Depdiknas, 2008p. 62